Shaohua is Junqing

Chapter 169

King Hao closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. He was trying to figure out which link had gone wrong.

"How many people do we have available at the moment?"

"Less than three hundred."

"Hold the troops in place for now and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from King Xiping. During this time, continue to investigate the whereabouts of the palace soldiers and who is in charge of the Zuowu Army now to see if we can win them over."

"Yes. I just thought of a way to solve the current dilemma." Beihai said cautiously.

"tell me the story."

"The Emperor ordered Commander Chu to transfer our soldiers in the name of defending the capital because our country is at war with the Tuhun Kingdom and we are afraid that the enemy will take advantage of the situation. Since we have cooperated with the King of Xiping, we can ask him to help end the war in the northwest as soon as possible, even if it is just fake. Once the crisis is resolved, the defense of the capital will return to normal, and the Emperor and Commander Chu will have no reason to keep our people. We will act after everyone's vigilance is relaxed. I think that will be more successful."

"Okay, you finally got the idea. This is a good idea. Everything in the palace remains the same. I will go to see King Xiping after dark."

"Yes."

At midnight, King Hao came to King Xiping's residence again.

"Your Highness Prince Hao, didn't we agree yesterday that we wouldn't meet again until the matter was settled?"

"Things have changed. I need to discuss this with the prince again."

"What's happened again?" King Xiping seemed a little impatient.

"The Radiant Emperor has most likely already known my intentions. Not only has he transferred my private soldiers, but he has also imprisoned one of my trusted men in the Zuowu Army. Now I have less than 300 soldiers at my disposal. How can I start a rebellion?"

"There is such a thing. What should we do? Should we just stop here?"

"It's impossible to give up. Since Emperor Tianhui knows my intention, he will not ignore me. He will deal with me sooner or later. Instead of waiting to die, I'd better fight to the end. Now I have no soldiers to use, so I want to ask the prince for a favor."

"It's not a problem to send troops. My army will reach the capital in a few days. However, the city gates are heavily guarded. How can a large army enter the city? If we fight head-on, there will be heavy casualties, which will be detrimental to our future operations."

"Your Majesty's army is still my strongest foreign aid. For the time being, you don't need to intervene in the capital. I would like to ask you to inform the troops on the northwest battlefield and pretend to be defeated. Once the crisis in the capital is resolved, Emperor Tianhui will return my palace soldiers who were transferred away on the pretext of something. It will be much easier to act after everyone relaxes their vigilance."

"I see. No problem. I'll send a letter tomorrow. The commander of the main battlefield in the northwest is also my man. It won't be a problem to get him to cooperate."

"Very good. I will wait for good news. Goodbye."

"Farewell to Your Highness."

After returning to the palace, King Hao was in a very good mood, as if most of what he had planned had been accomplished.

Didn't you suspect me or even believe that I was planning a rebellion? I just didn't do anything. Without evidence and without any evidence against me, you can't do anything to me. After all, I was appointed as a prince by the late emperor, and you can't punish me for no reason. King Hao thought to himself.

Little did they know that the situation on the northwest battlefield would change, which caught both King Hao and King Xiping off guard, forcing King Hao to launch the rebellion ahead of schedule, resulting in a disastrous defeat.

A few days later, Prince Chen received the emperor's secret order.

"What did the emperor say?" Su Xunxian asked impatiently.

"As we expected, King Hao and King Xiping have colluded to rebel. The emperor asked us to end the war here as soon as possible, send capable generals to guard Shanzhou, and then return to the court to guard the capital."

"The Tuhun Kingdom withdrew its troops a few days ago for no apparent reason. It turned out that they were preparing to attack the capital! Mo Ran, let's go back quickly."

"Not yet. We need to let King Tuhun take the initiative to seek peace."

"How do you ask for peace?"

"King Tuhun was unwilling to fight us in the first place. He was forced to do so by his brother and the warmongers. Let's fight a fierce battle and then make demands. If King Tuhun is smart, he will know what to do."

"Okay, I'll go and gather the troops and give him a surprise attack. I hope this Tuhun king can have some conscience and understand our intentions."

"I think for the sake of his own people, he doesn't want this war to continue."